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Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#1251: Mar 2nd 2011 at 1:01:44 AM

You're going to question the point of theatrics in Star Driver?

Ardiente I won't kill you. Since: Jan, 2011
I won't kill you.
#1252: Mar 2nd 2011 at 1:09:26 AM

...

...

Maybe? I mean, when you're riding a Humongous Mecha, that's one thing, but when you're on ground level...

But why does everyone in the Crux act all smug and arrogant and with those constant shit-eating grins? Especially those who are a lot more low-key in other circumstances, such as Mizuno.

"Sweets are good. Sweets are justice."
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1253: Mar 2nd 2011 at 6:52:57 AM

It's the masks that do it. Wearing a mask makes it very easy to slip into a completely different persona, even if you know on a rational level that you're not fooling anyone.

PikaHikariKT Since: Jan, 2001
#1254: Mar 2nd 2011 at 11:03:59 AM

Yeah, just look at Lelouch...well, except in that case he DID succeed in fooling damn near everyone, but you get the point. :p

edited 2nd Mar '11 11:05:12 AM by PikaHikariKT

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
(srahc 84) eltit
#1255: Mar 2nd 2011 at 11:26:00 AM

@Ardiente: It took you that long? My friend was all "lol Ouran" as soon as that scene happened.

I guess it is.
Ardiente I won't kill you. Since: Jan, 2011
I won't kill you.
#1256: Mar 2nd 2011 at 3:49:26 PM

Eh. This series reminds me much more of Utena than Ouran.

I expect the Cybodies to escape on a castle on wheels over the ocean.

"Sweets are good. Sweets are justice."
LORd Too Good For You Since: Aug, 2012
Too Good For You
#1257: Mar 6th 2011 at 7:37:10 AM

Hello episode 22.

OH MY GOD THE VICE PRESIDENT IS FUCKING KYUBEY

Ahem. That was a pretty nice play. It was also nice to know that Keito wasn't raeping Sugata but instead performing some sort of purification that requires direct mark-to-mark contact. Glittering Crux continues to step up its game as the next episode promises a three-on-one-fight, but honestly at this point in the series I wonder if it even matters.

Please be gentle with me.
Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#1258: Mar 6th 2011 at 9:10:39 AM

Man, the WMG-fuel in this episode...

Looks like we're going to be seeing a bit more of Samekh soon, judging by all the exploration of its (his?) backstory we got here. And even Takuto's old crush picked up on the Ho Yay between him and Sugata. OT3 ending, still on course.

What's precedent ever done for us?
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1259: Mar 6th 2011 at 9:15:32 AM

Hmm. Interesting. This episode suggests that the Maiden's power was actually repurposed to seal the Cybodies and more specifically Samekh. And… if Tauburn was specially made 'for earthlings', where does that leave Reshbal?

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#1260: Mar 6th 2011 at 9:18:37 AM

Well, we've already seen that Reshbal doesn't have quite the same arsenal of fancy tricks as Tauburn. I'm guessing it was the 'standard-model' unit that the specialist mech was based off.

What's precedent ever done for us?
Tumbril Since: Feb, 2010
#1261: Mar 6th 2011 at 10:33:52 AM

You could also interpret Takuto's friend's line as meaning "Watch out for the competition from Sugata", but I think it was supposed to be ambiguously Ho Yay.

I wonder how Sarina came up with something so much like Fish Girl's story? It's not identical or anything, but...

Tumblr here.
Roxas Since: May, 2009
#1262: Mar 6th 2011 at 11:22:30 AM

I got the impression that Sarina was doing Write What You Know, since the story seemed way too accurate. Even Head picked up on what would have happened later.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#1263: Mar 6th 2011 at 1:19:03 PM

How many episodes do we have left? This felt like a massive waste of time

Also; anyone want to bet on how long it'll take for someone to draw the Vice President with ears coming out of it's ears?

SirPsychoSexy The Sensui Fan from Texas Panhandle Since: Jan, 2010
The Sensui Fan
#1265: Mar 6th 2011 at 2:14:46 PM

OH MY GOD THE VICE PRESIDENT IS FUCKING KYUBEY

This made me LOL.

Also, wild mass guessSarina is really a Human Alien. Head might be too.

Heaven doesn't want me, and Hell's afraid I'll take over.
INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#1266: Mar 6th 2011 at 2:21:22 PM

This answers some questions about Ayingott: specifically, It's the main villain, but of a different story.

Infinite Tree: an experimental story
Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#1267: Mar 6th 2011 at 3:58:11 PM

That was a serious "What the hell?" moment.

Did I mention that I love every single character in this show to bits? Because I do.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#1268: Mar 6th 2011 at 4:22:24 PM

Well over 5 posts

@Hylarn: I don't see how this episode was a waste of time. At all. We got confirmation on the wild mass guess that the president knows a LOT more of what is going on than she lets on, the true back story of Samekh, knowledge that the different Cybodies were once used by people with magical abilities (probably from different planets and passed their powers to earthlings at some point-ether to help unseal, or keep sealed, Samekh), and that the reason Tauburn is more powerful/can be used easier than the others is because it is the only one actually designed for human use. Still not exactly clear on who/what the Maidens are.

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#1269: Mar 6th 2011 at 4:46:23 PM

Almost all of that is from the last five minutes, though. The play itself seems to be mostly irrelevant

Ardiente I won't kill you. Since: Jan, 2011
I won't kill you.
#1270: Mar 6th 2011 at 4:48:06 PM

THE PLAY WAS PRINCESS TUTU LEVELS OF FUCKING AWESOME

This episode is right now my favourite in the entire freaking series. I'm a sucker for classic-style narration. We need MOAR of that: today's narrative styles try too hard to imitate reality, and forget about the DREAM.

"Sweets are good. Sweets are justice."
Tumbril Since: Feb, 2010
#1271: Mar 6th 2011 at 4:58:03 PM

I think this episode would have been more interesting for me if it was placed earlier in the series. I know that would have messed up the timing of the Mizuno arc and the play would have to be changed so they could drop big reveals like about how Tauburn is for humans later on, but now I feel like they're foreshadowing stuff that's going to be released imminently. If it were earlier, there would have been time for all these revelations to simmer and confuse us for weeks before everything got revealed.

Meh, I don't know. It just bothers me that they spent an episode hinting at stuff that's going to be explained—or that they're hopefully going to explain—anyway in the next and final 3 episodes.

edited 6th Mar '11 4:58:23 PM by Tumbril

Tumblr here.
Ardiente I won't kill you. Since: Jan, 2011
I won't kill you.
#1272: Mar 6th 2011 at 5:00:22 PM

"Surely if you are like that you can't have liked EVA or Utena."

"I've liked both of them, and don't call me Shirley."

"Sweets are good. Sweets are justice."
Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#1273: Mar 6th 2011 at 5:04:31 PM

[up][up][up][up]Yeah, but Takuto and the characters that are not Head didn't know that stuff and the explanations would have come out of no where if the rest of the play did not set it up.

[up][up]This is an understandable point of view. I can't describe exactly how it would work (a lot of the events would have to be rearranged and the reactions of other characters rewritten), but I can see how the play could have been shown earlier in the season.

edited 6th Mar '11 5:04:49 PM by Belian

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1274: Mar 6th 2011 at 5:06:39 PM

Well, I liked this episode. Backstory infodump presented in a way that's interesting and/or subject to interpretation, obvious parallels mixed in with ones that take a bit of work to figure out  *

, lot of character points being thrown out there, and all with a generally intriguing presentation.

Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#1275: Mar 6th 2011 at 5:41:51 PM

I also really liked this episode, mostly to the interesting story with layers of symbolism over the true history of the Cybodies, not to mention everyone's acting.

It's quite interesting that this is the prequel to Fish-Girl's story, which now has a completely different meaning. Again. tongue

And what about Mizuno's short story about a witch? Was her story just a simple fantasy, or could that tie into the play as well? I don't remember it, but note that Ayingott, who messed with Marino, was a witch in the play.


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